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03 February 2014 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

‘Complex products’ in ASIC’s crosshairs

ASIC has laid out its intention to continue its crackdown on ‘complex products’ such as hedge funds, hybrid securities and leveraged derivatives

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ASFA urges super governance review

The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has called upon the government to review the governance arrangements for the SuperStream ...

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ISA backs plans to increase cost transparency

APRA’s proposal to make superannuation costs more transparent will benefit consumers and the industry without jeopardising anyone’s commercial ...

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Govt disbands Stronger Super bodies

The Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has disbanded the SuperStream Advisory Council, the Superannuation Advisory Committee and the Superannuation ...

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NGS Super looks to stem SMSF leakage

NGS Super is the latest industry fund to react to "pent-up demand" for direct investment options with the launch of a Mercer-backed investment ...

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Aussie equities on hold until 2015: Tyndall AM

Limited earnings growth will mean returns on Australian equities will remain modest until 2015, according to Tyndall AM. Speaking in Sydney ...

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Divestitures to dominate M&A activity: JP Morgan

Australian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is expected to be up moderately on last year, with non-core divestitures and de-mergers to ...

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Pooling longevity risk could reduce savings gap: Mercer

Pooling longevity risk and re-examining regulation may help reduce the superannuation savings gap for women, according to Mercer Consulting senior ...

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Ibbotson appoints chief investment officer

Ibbotson Associates Australia, a unit of Morningstar’s investment management group, has appointed Andrew Lill as chief investment officer, ...

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Eurozone country distinction irrelevant: Threadneedle

The traditional differentiation between the European 'core' and the weaker 'periphery' economies should be abandoned now that the Irish and Spanish ...

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